April 13, 2007 - 4:52pm
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Assemblyman John Burzichelli

Assembly Democrats News Release

BURZICHELLI STATEMENT ON SPECIAL MASTER'S RULING
IN BORDER DISPUTE WITH DELAWARE

(PAULSBORO) - Assemblyman John Burzichelli today issued the following statement regarding Special Master Ralph I. Lancaster's decision in the border dispute between New Jersey and Delaware:

"The Special Master's ruling is a body blow to New Jersey's right of sovereignty regarding the future of its own coast line.

"I am hopeful that the Attorney General's Office will consider exhausting all avenues of appeal regarding this matter.

"This border dispute is not about deciding whether an LNG plant should be built in New Jersey; it's about whether New Jersey should control its own destiny along 20 miles of coast where economic development is needed and welcomed in a region that has the state's lowest median income levels.

"The principle here is one of self-determination for New Jersey and its residents."

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DROSEMAN can be reached via email at droseman@njleg.org.
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